The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-21
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The Details of the tobbery of u Train
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Waco, Tax, May 2O.-Passengers OF
tho Missouri Pacific train, which arrived
here yesterday, gave the following par
ticulsrs oil the train robbery on the Inter
national 4 Groat Northern Railroad, a,
McNeil station, fifteen miles from Austin
Twelve mounted men did the work, and
they went about 1t with 30 much system
and their plans worked 80 we'll that they
secured q large amount oI money from the
Pacific Express Company. O
Mr.. y. w. White, Of Waco, who was a
passenger on the train, aays: "The train
left Auatin for Waco on time, and when Il
pulled up at Mcneil station, which Ia at
the crossing Of the Austin & North west.
ern roaa, 1t was found that the agent and
two gentlemen who intended to take pass.
age on the Missouri Pacific train were In
charge Of twelve robbers, who had come
70 the station well mounted and armed.
They, rolled o log In front OF the engine,
and the engineer and fireman were guard.
cd by some OF them, while tho others pro-
ceeded TO fire into the top Of the cars in
the train. The passengers were told that
II they kept quiet they would not be mo.
leBted, and they kept quiet. The robbers
bred about 100 shots within the coaches
2 help keep up the quietness Of the pas.
singers. lls 20
."Mr. Henry Lauds, Of San Antonio, was
shot In the hand. A brakeman named
White had bis cheek snd noae grazod by,
q bullet. The robbsm made for the ex.
press car, which was in charge OF "A. ],
Northacker, and demanded that he open
" lie refused to obsy their commsnd,
and they then broke open the car door
and knocked the expressman down. The
safe waa broken open and robbed. How
much money thoy got no one seems to
know. The amount has been variously
estimstad OF from S2l, 600 to $55, 1000.
Af. White aaya the exprcesman would
not or could not tell the amount OF money
that had been taken. He said to MI,
White; when saw the fellows start out
with the silver, which was bulky pack
age, l thought | WAS cafe, but when they
returned and commenced looking for the
currency knew it wassll up with me-"
1t ie to be supposed from these remarks
that tho robbers secured large amount
W h'o.Sys Alsci LuG IOUuoIb llhu beCureO
the "boodle," they told the trainmen to
roll the log of the track and they could 70
on. Mr.. White, before leaving the sta.
ton, had talk with the agent, whose
name is s, B. Ely. Mr.. Ely says the men
came to the citation unmarked, and took
him and two other men in charge. One
Of the men was ]. B. Ricketts,, who halls
from birmingham, Ala. He was relieved
Oft gold watch and chain. The robbers
took tho three men, placed them in box
car, closed the door and put guard over
them. MIR. White says he asked the sgent
what kind Of looking men they we're, and
DO told him that they looked like border
ruitians. They were well armed, and
seemed to understand their business very
thoroughly. Alter robbing the train they
mounted their horees and rode away, The
train was delayed only about half an hour,
and came on north. When it arrived at
Waco, Northacker, the express man, was
weak from the loss of blood and the eli.
iects OF the blows he received from the
robbers, but he continued on his run 10
Dsnnisou. The conductor, engineer and
fireman who were on the train which was
robbed, changed at Tyler, and their names
were not learned.